I agree. I had very mixed success with maths in school. The topics I was the best was things I could understand. E.g. calculation of probabilities or how long it would take for debt to be repaid with certain parameters. But as math got abstract I got lost, because for me it was a just a bunch of formulars that seemed arbitary to me. Maybe it was me or maybe it was the teachers failing to explain why we’re doing what we’re doing.
I struggled massively with the abstract nature of maths at school for several years - oddly, it was our art lessons that fixed it all in my case.
We started looking at (and practicing doing) geometric abstract painting, and suddenly all the maths abstraction made sense when I could think of it visually. Changed me from a “D” student to an “A” student.
Use maths all the time at work and in life these days. Love a bit of maths - thanks to our art teachers :)
I agree. I had very mixed success with maths in school. The topics I was the best was things I could understand. E.g. calculation of probabilities or how long it would take for debt to be repaid with certain parameters. But as math got abstract I got lost, because for me it was a just a bunch of formulars that seemed arbitary to me. Maybe it was me or maybe it was the teachers failing to explain why we’re doing what we’re doing.
I struggled massively with the abstract nature of maths at school for several years - oddly, it was our art lessons that fixed it all in my case.
We started looking at (and practicing doing) geometric abstract painting, and suddenly all the maths abstraction made sense when I could think of it visually. Changed me from a “D” student to an “A” student.
Use maths all the time at work and in life these days. Love a bit of maths - thanks to our art teachers :)